Description
The rules command is used to capture, deploy, change, compare, and view VIOS rules. It leverages AIX Run Time Expert Solution (ARTEX) technology. VIOS provides predefined default rules that contain the critical rules for VIOS device configuration that are recommended for VIOS best practice. You can use the rules command to manage device settings rules on VIOS.

Description
The rulescfgset command is an interactive tool to guide a user deploying current rules, upon user direction. It identifies if current system settings match the factory default rules. If any mismatch is found, current rules are merged and updated with the recommended default setting rules automatically. When you allow new rules to be applied, the updated current rules are deployed on the system. The new rules do not take effect until the system reboots. If you do not want to deploy immediately, it returns normally. The rulescfgset command updates current rules, as needed and makes the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) ready at any time to deploy new rules.

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